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mike(at)vision499.com
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Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 9:12 pm Post subject: Antenna Cable length

Hello,

 

I am about to cut my antenna to final length and want to confirm:

 

a: if there is an optimal antenna length and

 

b: if there is a minimum distance between radio and antenna.

 

The radio is a MGL V16 remote mount

 

I have 2 possible antenna position and want to test both, at the moment one is +/- 2 feet from the radio and the other +/- 8ft

 

Thanks

 

Mike

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art(at)zemon.name
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Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2019 3:07 am Post subject: Antenna Cable length

Mike,

For a communications radio, the distance on a GA airplane doesn't matter much. You might, in a lab, be able to measure the difference in performance of an antenna that is 2 feet vs 8 feet from the transmitter. Similarly, you might be able to measure the difference in performance of an antenna on the top vs the bottom of the fuselage. In the real world, probably not.

My advice: put your antenna where ever it looks cool. You will smile bigger whenever you see your airplane and that counts for a lot.

What are you building?

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On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 12:27 AM <mike(at)vision499.com (mike(at)vision499.com)> wrote:



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Hello,

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I am about to cut my antenna to final length and want to confirm:

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a: if there is an optimal antenna length and

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b: if there is a minimum distance between radio and antenna.

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The radio is a MGL V16 remote mount

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I have 2 possible antenna position and want to test both, at the moment one is +/- 2 feet from the radio and the other +/- 8ft

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Thanks

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Mike



	


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nuckolls.bob(at)aeroelect
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Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2019 6:51 am Post subject: Antenna Cable length

At 06:06 AM 7/18/2019, you wrote:

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		  Mike,



 For a communications radio, the distance on a GA airplane doesn't matter much. You might, in a lab, be able to measure the difference in performance of an antenna that is 2 feet vs 8 feet from the transmitter. Similarly, you might be able to measure the difference in performance of an antenna on the top vs the bottom of the fuselage. In the real world, probably not. 	


  Agreed



 

 

   Bob . . .

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